Woman's Headband
Object Details
- Notes
- Collector's notes, written on tag attached to object: Paiwan tribe, Pingtung Hsien, probably from Rikirikisha (village) area, Taiwan (SW Formosa). Headband for a woman. A typical Paiwan group clothing item, which is intended to have a cat's claw rosette pinned to the plain cloth area in front. Probably worn by a chief's wife. Embroidery-like weaving in stylized head design on ramie. Blue muslin..lining...Probably 20th century.
- Record Last Modified
- 30 Jul 2020
- Specimen Count
- 1
- Culture
- Paiwan
- Data Source
- NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
- Accession Date
- 18 Oct 1968
- Accession Number
- 281393
- USNM Number
- E410161-0
- Donor Name
- Mr. Province M. Henry
- Object Type
- Headband
- Place
- South, Taiwan, China, Asia
- See more items in
- Anthropology
- Topic
- Ethnology
- Record ID
- nmnhanthropology_8440514
